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EXERCISE – I SINGLE CORRECT (OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS)

− log0.3 ( x − 1) 10. The range of the functin

1. The domain of the function f(x)= is 2
x 2 + 2x + 8 f(x) = log 2 ( 2– log2 (16 sin x + 1)) is
(A) (1, 4) (B) (–2, 4) (C) (2, 4) (D) [2, ∞)
(A) (–∞, 1) (B) (–∞, 2) (C) (–∞, 1] (D) (–∞, 2]
2. The domain of the function 11. If [2 cos x] + [sin x] = –3, then the range of the
  1  
f(x) = log1/2  − log2 1 +  − 1 is function, f(x) = sin x + 3 cos x in [0, 2π] is
 4
x  
 
(A) 0 < x < 1 (B) 0 < x ≤ 1 (C) x ≥ 1 (D) null set (where [ * ] dentoes greatest integer function)
(A) [–2, –1) (B) (–2, –1]
2
3. If q – 4 p r = 0, p > 0, then the domain of the
3 2
function, f(x) = log (px + (p + q) x + (q + r) x + r) is (C) (–2, –1) (D) [–2, – 3)

  q  12. The range of the function f(x) = 7 – xPx – 3 is

 q
(A) R – −  (B) R – ( −∞,−1] ∪ −  (A) {1, 2, 3} (B) {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
 2p    2p 
(C) {1, 2, 3, 4} (D) {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}

  q 
(C) R– ( −∞,−1] ∩ −  (D) none of these cos
x
1 1
  2p  2
x x
13. Range of the function f(x)= 1 cos − cos is
4. If domain of f(x) is (– ∝, 0] then domain of 2 2
2 x
f(6{x} – 5{x} + 1) is − cos 1 −1
(where {*} represetns fractional part function) 2

 1 1 (A) [0, 2] (B) [0, 4] (C) [2, 4] (D) [1, 3]

(A) ∪ n + 3 ,n + 2  (B) (–∞, 0)
n∈Ι 14. In the square ABCD with side AB = 2, two points
M & N are on the adjacent sides of the square such
 1 
(C) ∪ n + 6 n + 1
n∈Ι
(D) None of these that MN is parallel to the diagonal BD. If x is the
distance of MN from the vertex A and
f(x) = Area (∆AMN), then range of f(x) is
5. Find domain of the function
(A) (0, 2 ] (B) (0, 2] (C) (0,2 2 ] (D) (0, 2 3 ]
 2x − 1 
f(x) = − log x + 4  log2 
2 
3+x  15. Let f be a real valued function defined by
e x − e −|x|
(A) (–4, –3) ∪ (4, ∞) (B) (– ∞, –3) ∪ (4, ∞) f(x) = then the range of f(x) is
(C) (– ∞, – 4) ∪ (3, ∞) (D) None of these e x + e|x|
 1
6. The domain of the function log1/ 3 log4 ([ x ]2 − 5) is (A) R (B) [0, 1] (C) [0, 1) (D) 0, 
 2
(where [x] denotes greatest integer function)
(A) [–3, –2) ∪ [3, 4) (B) [–3, –2) ∪ (2, 3] sin2 x + 4 sin x + 5
(C) R – [–2, 3) (D) R – [–3, 3] 16. If f(x) = , then range of f(x) is
2 sin2 x + 8 sin x + 8
7. Let f(x) = (x12 – x9 + x4 – x + 1)–1/2. the domain of
1  5  5  5 
the function is (A)  , ∞  (B)  ,1 (C)  ,1 (D)  , ∞ 
(A) (1, + ∞) (B) (–∞, –1) (C) (–1, 1) (D) (–∞, ∞) 2  9  9  9 

8. Range of f(x) = 4 x + 2x + 1 is 17. The number of solution(s) of the equation

(A) (0, ∞) (B) (1, ∞) (C) (2, ∞) (D) (3, ∞) [x] + 2{–x} = 3x, is/are
(where [ * ] represents the greatest integer function
9. Range of f(x) = log 5 { 2 (sin x –cos x) + 3} is
and { * } denotes the fractional part of x)
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 0
 3
(A) [0, 1] (B) [0, 2] (C) 0,  (D) None of these
2  
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18. The number of solutions of the equation 25. The function f : [2, ∞) → Y defined by
[sin–1 x] = x – [x] is 2
f(x) = x – 4x + 5 is both one–one & onto if
(where [ * ] denotes the greatest integer function) (A) Y = R (B) Y = [1, ∞) (C) Y = [4, ∞) (D) Y = [5, ∞)
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) infinitely many
26. Let f : R → R be a function defined by
19. The sum
2x 2 − x + 5
 1  1 1  1 2  1 3   1 1999  f(x) = then f is
 2  +  2 + 2000  +  2 + 2000  +  2 + 2000  + ...... +  2 + 2000  7 x 2 + 2x + 10
         
(A) one – one but not onto
is equal to
(B) onto but not one – one
(where [ * ] denotes the greatest integer function)
(C) onto as well as one – one
(A) 1000 (B) 999 (C) 1001 (D) None of these
(D) neither onto nor one – one
20. Which of the following represents the graph of
f(x) = sgn ([x + 1]) 27. Let f : R → R be a function defined by
3 2
f(x) = x + x + 3x + sin x. Then f is
(A) one – one & onto (B) one – one & into
1 1 (C) many one & onto (D) many one & into
–1 –1
(A) (B)
4a − 7 3 2
–1 –1 28. If f(x) = x + (a – 3) x + x + 5 is a one–
3
one function, then
(A) 2 ≤ a ≤ 8 (B) 1 ≤ a ≤ 2
1 1 (C) 0 ≤ a ≤ 1 (D) None of these
–1 –1
(C) (D)
–1
1 1 29. Let f: (e, ∞) → R be defined by f(x) = ln (ln(ln x)),
–1
then
(A) f is one one but not onto
(B) f is onto but not one – one
21. If f(x)=2 sin2θ+4 cos (x+θ) sin x. sin θ+cos (2x+2θ)
(C) f is one–one and onto
π  (D) f is neither one–one nor onto
then value of f2(x) + f2  − x  is
4  30. If f(x) = 2[x] + cos x, then f: R → R is
(where [ * ] denotes greatest integer function)
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) –1 (D) x2
(A) one–one and onto (B) one–one and into
(C) many–one and into (D) many–one and onto
22. If A, B, C are three decimal numbers and
p = [A + B + C] and q = [A] + [B] + [C] then maximum 31. If f : R → S, defined by f(x) = sin x – 3 cosx + 1,
value of p – q is (where [ * ] represents greatest
is onto, then the interval of S is
integer function).
(A) [0, 3] (B) [–1, 1] (C) [0, 1] (D) [–1, 3]
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
32. The function f : R → R defined by f(x) = 6x + 6|x| is
23. Let f(x) = ax2 + bx + c, where a, b, c are rational (A) one-one and onto (B) many-one and onto
and f : Z → Z, where Z is the set of integers. Then (C) one-one and into (D) many-one and into
a + b is
(A) a negative integer (B) an integer 33. If the real-valued function f(x) = px + sinx is a
(C) non-integral rational number (D) None of these bijective function, then the set of all possible values
of p ∈ R is
24. Which one of the following pair of functions are
(A) R – {0} (B) R (C) (0, ∞) (D) None of these
identical ?
(A) e
(ln x)/2
and 34. Let S be the set of all triangles and R+ be the set
x
–1 –1
of positive real numbers. Then the function, f : S→R+,
(B) tan (tan x) & cot (cot x) f(∆) = area of the ∆, where ∆ ∈ S is
2 4 2 4
(C) cos x + sin x and sin x + cos x (A) injective but not surjective
|x| (B) surjective but not injective
(D) and sgn (x) where sgn(x) stands for signum (C) injective as well as surjective
x
(D) neither injective nor surjective
function.
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35. Let ‘f’ be a function from R to R given by

42. If y = f (x) satisfies the condition
x2 − 4
f(x) = 2 . Then f(x) is  1 2 1
x +1 fx +  =x + 2 (x ≠ 0) then f(x) equals
(A) one-one and into (B) one-one and onto  x x
(C) many-one and into (D) many-one and onto 2 2 2 2
(A) – x + 2 (B) – x – 2 (C) x + 2 (D) x – 2

36. Function f : (– ∞, 1) → (0, e5] defined by 43. If f(1) = 1 and f(n + 1) = 2f(n) + 1 if n ≥ 1, then
−( x −3 x + 2 )
2 f(n) is equal to
f(x) = e is n n n n–1
(A) 2 + 1 (B) 2 (C) 2 – 1 (D) 2 –1
(A) many one and onto (B) many one and into
(C) one one and onto (D) one one and into 44. A function f : R → R satisfies the condition,
2 4
 π x f(x) + f(1 – x) = 2x – x . Then f(x) is
x : R →  0, 
–1 + 2 2 2 4
37. If f(x) = cot (A) – x – 1 (B) –x + 1 (C) x – 1 (D) – x + 1
 2
2
and g(x) = 2x – x : R → R. Then the range of the 45. A real valued function f(x) satisfies the functional
function f(g(x)) wherever define is equation f(x – y) = f(x) f(y) – f(a – x) f(a + y) where
a is a given constant and f(0) = 1, f(2a – x) is equal to
 π  π π π π
(A)  0,  (B)  0,  (C)  ,  (D)   (A) f(–x) (B) f(a) + f(a – x) (C) f(x) (D) –f(x)
 2  4 4 2  4
46. If f : R → R satisfies f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y), for all
+ x
38. f(x) = |x – 1|, f : R →R ; g(x) = e , g : [–1, ∞)→R n

If the function fog(x) is defined, then its domain and x, y → R and f(1) = 7, then ∑ f (r ) is
r =1
range respectively are
(A) (0, ∞) & [0, ∞) (B) [–1, ∞) & [0, ∞) 7n 7(n + 1) 7n(n + 1)
(A) (B) (C) 7n(n+1) (D) .
2 2 2
 1  1 
(C) [–1, ∞) &  1 − ,∞ (D) [–1, ∞) &  − 1, ∞ 
 e   e   1 + sin x 
47. The function f(x) = log   is
 1 − sin x 
− 1 if x<0 (A) even (B) odd

x=0
39. Let g(x) = 1 + x – [x] and f(x) = 
0 if (C) neither even nor odd (D) both even & odd
,
 1 if x>0
 ax − 1
then ∀ x, fog(x) equals 48. If the graph of the function f(x) = is
x (a x + 1)
n

(where [ * ] represents greatest integer function). symmetric about y–axis, then n is equal to
(A) x (B) 1 (C) f(x) (D) g(x) (A) 2 (B) 2/3 (C) 1/4 (D) –1/3

40. Let f: [0, 1] → [1, 2] defined as f(x) = 1 + x and 49. The graph of the function y = f(x) is symmetrical
g : [1, 2] → [0, 1] defined as g(x) = 2 – x then the about the line x = 2, then
composite function gof is (A) f(x + 2) = f(x – 2) (B) f(2 + x) = f(2 – x)
(A) injective as well as surjective (C) f(x) = f(–x) (D) f(x) = –f(–x)
(B) Surjective but not injective
(C) Injective but non surjective 50. If f(–x) = –f(x), then f(x) is
(D) Neither injective nor surjective (A) neither odd nor even (B) an odd function
(C) an even function (D) periodic function
41. Let f & g be two functions both being defined

x+ | x |  x 2 + 1
from R → R as follows f(x) = and 51. If g : [–2, 2] → R where g(x)=x3+tan x +  
2  p 
 x for x < 0 be an odd function , then the value of the parameter
g(x) =  2 . Then P is
 x for x ≥ 0
(A) –5 < P < 5 (B) P < 5 (C) P>5 (D) None of these
(A) fog is defined but gof is not
(B) gof is defined but fog is not
(C) both fog & gof are defined but they are unequal
(D) both gof & fog are defined and they are equal
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52. It is given that f(x) is an even function and satisfy the 60. Let f(2, 4) → (1, 3) be a function defined by

xf ( x 2 ) x –1
relation f(x) = then the value of f(10) is f(x) = x –   , then f (x) is equal to
2 + tan 2 x.f ( x 2 ) 2
(where [ * ] denotes the greatest integer function)
(A) 10 (B) 100 (C) 50 (D) None of these
x
(A) 2x (B) x +   (C) x + 1 (D) x – 1
2
53. Fundamental period of f(x) = sec (sin x) is
(A) π/2 (B) 2π (C) π (D) a periodic
61. The mapping f : R → R given by
3 2
f(x) = x + ax + bx + c is a bijection if
54. If f(x) = sin [a] x has π as its fundamental period 2
(A) b ≤ 3a
2
(B) a ≤ 3b
2
(C) a ≥ 3b
2
(D) b ≥ 3a
then (where [ * ] denotes the gratest integer function)
(A) a = 1 (B) a = 9 (C) a ∈ [1, 2) (D) a ∈ [4, 5)

55. The fundamental period of the function,

f(x) = x + a – [x + b] + sin πx + cos 2πx + sin 3πx +
cos 4πx + ..... + sin (2n – 1) πx + cos 2 nπx
or every a, b ∈ R is
(where [ * ] denotes the greatest integer function)
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 1 (D) 0
π πx π
56. The period of sin [x] + cos + cos [x],
4 2 3
where [x] denotes the integral part of x is
(A) 8 (B) 12 (C) 24 (D) Non–periodic

57. The fundamental period of function

 1  2
f(x) = [x] +  x +  +  x +  – 3x + 15
 3  3
(A) 1/3 (B) 2/3 (C) 1 (D) Non–periodic

58. Which one of the following is true.

16 x − 1
(A) f(x) = is an odd function
4x
(B) f(x) = sin |x| is an odd function
(C) if sin x + cos a x is periodic then ‘a’ is irrational
(D) if f1 (x), f2 (x) are periodic then their sum function
will always be periodic

59. Let f(x) = x (2 – x), 0 ≤ x ≤ 2. If the definition of ‘f’

is extended over the set, R – [0, 2] by f(x + 2) = f(x),
then ‘f’ is a
(A) periodic function of period 1
(B) non-periodic function
(C) periodic function of period 2
(D) periodic function of period 1/2
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EXERCISE – II MULTIPLE CORRECT (OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS)

1. Let f : [–1, 1] → [0, 2] be a linear function which is 7. If f : R → [–1, 1], where f(x) = sin π/2 [x],
onto then f(x) is/are (where [*] dentoes the greatest integer function) then
(A) 1 – x (B) 1 + x (C) x – 1 (D) x + 2 (A) f(x) is onto (B) f(x) is into
(C) f(x) is periodic (D) f(x) is many one

2. In the following functions defined from [–1, 1] to

sin π[ x]
[–1, 1] the functions which are not bijective are 8. If F(x) =
{ x } , then F(x) is
–1 2 –1 (where {*} denotes fractional part of function and
(A) sin (sin x) (B) sin (sin x)
π [*] denotes greatest integer function)
(C) (sgn x ) ln e
x 3
(D) x sgn x (A) periodic with fundamental period 1
(B) even
(C) range is singleton
3. A function ‘f’ from the set of natural numbers to 
 { x} 
(D) identical to sgn  sgn
{ x} 
– 1,
n − 1 
 2 , when n is odd (where { * } denotes fractional part of function
integers defined by f(n)=  n is.
and [ * ] denotes greatest integer function and sgn
− , when n is even
 2 (x) is a signum function)

(A) one–one (B) many–one (C) onto (D) into

2
9. Function f(x) = sin x + tan x + sgn (x – 6x + 10) is
 1− x  (A) periodic with period 2π
4. Let f(x) =   , 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 and g(x) = 4x (1 – x), (B) periodic with period π
 1+ x 
(C) Non–periodic
0 ≤ x ≤ 1. then
(D) periodic with period 4π
1 − 4x + 4x 2
(A) fog = ,0≤x≤1
1 + 4x − 4x 2
10. Which of the following functions are periodic ?
1 − 4x − 4x 2 1
(B) fog = , ≤x≤1 (A) f(x) = sgn (e–x)
1 + 4x − 4x 2 2
8 x(1 − x ) 1 if x is a rational number
(C) gof = ,0≤x≤1 (B) f(x) = 
(1 + x )2 0 if x is an irrational number
8 x(1 + x )
(D) gof = ,0≤x≤1 8 8
(1 + x )2 (C) f(x) = +
1 + cos x 1 − cos x
 1  1
(D) f(x) =  x +  +  x −  + 2 [–x]
5. If ‘f’ and ‘g’ are bijective functions and gof is  2  2
defined then gof must be (where [ * ] denotes greatest integer function)
(A) injective (B) surjective
(C) bijective (D) into only

4 4
6. The period of the function f(x) = sin 3x + cos 3x is
(A) π/6 (B) π/3 (C) π/2 (D) π/12
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EXERCISE – III SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. Find the domain of each of the following functions (v) f(x) = 5 + 3 sin x + 4 cos x

x3 − 5x + 3 1
(i) f(x) = (vi) f(x) =
x2 − 1 1+ x
1 2
(ii) f(x) = (vii) f(x) = 2 – 3x – 5x
x+ | x |
(viii) 3 | sin x | – 4 | cos x |
x + sin x
(iii) f(x) = e
sin x cos x
(ix) +
1 1 + tan x 2
1 + cot 2 x
(iv) f(x) = + x+2
log10 (1 − x )
(x) f(x) = 1 – |x – 2|
 1 
(v) logx log2   1
 x − 1/ 2  (xi) f(x) =
x−5
(vi) f(x) = 3 − 2 x − 21− x 1
(xii) f(x) =
2 − cos 3 x
(vii) f(x) = 1− 1− x2 x+2
(xiii) f(x) =
x − 8x − 4
2

2 –3/2
(viii) f(x) = (x + x + 1)
x 2 − 2x + 4
(xiv) f(x) = 2
x + 2x + 4
x−2 1− x
(ix) f(x) = +
x+2 1+ x π2
(xv) f(x) = 3 sin − x2
16
(x) f(x) = tan x − tan 2 x
4 2
(xvi) f(x) = x – 2 x + 5
1
(xi) f(x) =
1 − cos x 3
(xvii) f(x) = x – 12x, where x ∈ [–3, 1]

2 4
 5x − x 2  (xviii) f(x) = sin x + cos x
(xii) f(x) = log1/ 4  

 4  3. Find the domain and the range of each of the fol-
lowing functions
2
(xiii) f(x) = log10 (1 – log10(x – 5x + 16))
1
(i) f(x) =
2. Find the range of each of the following functions 4 + 3 sin x

(i) f(x) = |x – 3| (ii) f(x) = x!

x
(ii) f(x) =
1+ x2 x2 − 9
(iii) f(x) =
x −3
(iii) f(x) = 16 − x 2 2
(iv) f(x) = sin (x ) + cos (x )
3 2 3

| x − 4| 4x
(iv) f(x) = 4. If f(x) = , then show that f(x) + f(1 – x) = 1
x−4 4x + 2
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2 2
5. Draw the graph of the function f(x)=|x –4 | x |+3| (ii) f(x) = x
and also find the set of values of ‘a’ for which the
equation f(x) = a has exactly four distinct real roots. x2
(iii) f(x) =
6. Solve the following equation for
1+ x2
x : 2x + 3[x] – 4 {–x} = 4 3 2
(iv) f(x) = x – 6 x + 11x – 6
(where [ * ] & { * } denotes integral and fractional
part of x) 12. Let f : A → A where A = {x : – 1 ≤ x ≤ 1}. Find
whether the following function are bijective.
7. Let f(x) be defined on [–2, 2] and is given by
(i) x – sin x
πx
 −1 , − 2 ≤ x ≤ 0 (iii) tan
f(x) =  and g(x) = f(|x|) + |f(x)|, 4
x − 1 , 0 ≤ x ≤ 2 4
then find g(x). (ii) x |x| (iv) x

8. Check whether following pairs of functions are iden- 13. Find fog and gof, if
tical or not ? x
(i) f(x) = e ; g(x) = log x
2
(i) f(x) = x 2 & g(x) = ( x ) (ii) f(x) = |x| ; g(x) = sin x
–1 –1 –1 2
(ii) f(x) = sec (sec x) & g(x) = cosec (cosec x) (iii) f(x) = sin x ; g(x) = x
2 1
1+ cos 2x (iv) f(x) = x + 2 ; g(x) = 1 – ,x≠1
(iii) f(x) = & g(x) = cos x 1− x
2
lnx
1 + x 2 x ≤1
(iv) f(x) = x and g(x) = e 14. If f(x)=  and g(x)=1–x ; –2 ≤ x ≤ 1
 x + 1 1< x ≤ 2
9. Find whether the following functions are one–one then define function fog(x).
or many–one 1 + x, 0 ≤ x ≤ 2
2
(i) f(x) = |x + 5x + 6| 15. Let f(x) =  . Find fof..
3 − x, 2 < x ≤ 3
(ii) f(x) = | log x | 2 +
16. If f(x) = ln (x – x+2) ; R →R and g(x) = {x}+1 ;
 π π [1, 2] → [1, 2],
(iii) f(x) = sin 4x, x ∈  − , 
 8 8 (where { * } denotes fractional part of x). Find the
domain and range of f(g(x)) when defined.
1
(iv) f(x) = x + , x ∈ (0, ∞)
x 17. Let f(x) be a polynomial function satisfying the
1 
(v) f(x) =  −1  1  1
1− e x 
relation f(x) . f   = f(x) + f   x ∈ R – {0} and
x x ∀
3x 2 f(3) = –26. Determine f′(1).
(vi) f(x) = – cos πx
4π
18. If f(x + y) = f(x) . f(y) ∀ x, y ∈ N and f(1) = 2,
10. Let f : D → R where D is its domain. Find whether 10

the following functions are into/onto. then find ∑ f (n) .

n =1
6
1+ x
(i) f(x) =  x 2 + sin x 0 ≤ x < 1
x3 19. If f(x) =  −x then extend the
 x+e x ≥1
(ii) f(x) = x cos x definition of f(x) for x ∈ (– ∞, 0) such that f(x) be-
1 comes
(iii) f(x) = (i) An even function
sin | x |
(ii) An odd function
(iv) tan (2 sin x)
11. Classify the following functions f(x) defined in
R → R as injective , surjective, both or none.
(i) f(x) = x | x |
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20. Examine whether the following functions are even

ln sin x 3
or odd or none. (iv) f(x) e + tan x – cosec (3 x – 5)

(1 + 2 x )7 1  | sin x | sin x 
(i) f(x) =  + 
2x (v) f(x) =
2  cos x | cos x | 
sec x + x 2 − 9 x x x
(ii) f(x) = (vi) f(x) = sin x + tan + sin 2 + tan 3 + ........
x sin x 2 2 2
x x
+ sin n−1 + tan n
(iii) f(x) = 1 + x + x2 − 1 − x + x2 2 2
sin x + sin 3x
 x|x| , x ≤ −1 (vii) f(x) =
 cos x + cos 3 x
[1 + x] − [ x − 1] , − 1 < x < 1
(iv) f(x) = 
 −x|x| , x ≥1 23. Find the period of f(x) satisfying the condition

2 3 1/3
(i) f(x + p) = 1 + {1 – 3f(x) + 3 f (x) – f (x)}
2x(sin x + tan x )
(v) f(x) = ,
 x + 2π 
2  − 3 (ii) f(x – 1) + f(x + 3) = f(x + 1) + f(x + 5)
 π 
e 2 x − e −2 x
where [ * ] denotes greatest integer function. 24. Let f : R → R be defined by f(x) = . Is
2
f(x) invertible ? If yes, then find its inverse.
21. Find the period of the following functions
(where [ * ] denotes greatest integer function)
 π π
(i) f(x) = 2 + 3 cos (x – 2) 25. Let f : − ,  → B defined by
 3 6
2 2 –1
(ii) f(x) = sin 3x + cos x + |tan x| f(x) = 2 cos x + 3 sin2x + 1. Find B such that f exists.
πx πx –1
Also find f (x).
(iii) f(x) = sin + sin
4 3
3 2 26. Let f : N → N where f(x) = x + (–1)
x–1
find the
(iv) f(x) = cos x – sin x.
5 7 inverse of f.
(v) f(x) = [sin 3x] + |cos 6x|

1
(vi) f(x) =
1 − cos x
sin12 x
(vii) f(x) =
1 + cos 2 6x

2 3
(viii) f(x) = sec x + cosec x

22. Find the period of the following functions.

sin2 x cos 2 x
(i) f(x) = 1 – −
1 + cot x 1 + tan x
(ii) f(x) = log (2 + cos 3 x)
π
(iii) f(x) = tan [x],
2
where [*] denotes greatest integer function
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EXERCISE – IV ADVANCED SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. Find the domain of definitions of the functions 1 2 1 1

(xvii) f(x) = +log1 – {x}(x –3x+10)+ +
(Read the symbols [*] and {*} as greatest integers [ x] 2− | x | sec(sin x )
and fractional part functions respectively.)
(xviii) f(x) = (5 x − 6 − x 2 )[{n{ x}}] +
(i) f(x) = cos 2x + 16 − x 2
−1
 7 
(ii) f(x) = log7 log5 log3 log2 (2x + 5x – 14x)
3 2 (7x − 5 − 2x ) +  n − x  
2

 2 

(iii) f(x) = ln ( x 2 − 5 x − 24 – x – 2) (xix) If f(x) = x 2 − 5 x + 4 & g(x) = x + 3, then

f
1 − 5x find the domain of
g (x).
(iv) f(x) =
7−x − 7
2. Find the domain & range of the following functions .
(v) y = log10 sin (x – 3) + 16 − x 2
(i) y = log 5 ( 2 (sin x − cos x) + 3 )
 2 log10 x + 1  2x
(vi) f(x) = log100x  
 −x  (ii) y =
1+ x2
1 2 x 2 − 3x + 2
(vii) f(x) = + ln x(x – 1) (iii) f(x) =
4x 2 − 1 x2 + x − 6

x x
log 1 (iv) f(x) =
(viii) f(x) =
x −1
2 1+ | x |
2

(v) y = 2 − x + 1+ x
1
(ix) f(x) = x2 − | x | +
(vi) f(x) = log(cosec x – 1) (2 – [sin x] – [sin x]2)
9 − x2
x+4 −3
(vii) f(x) =
(x) f(x) = ( x 2 − 3 x − 10).n2 ( x − 3) x−5

(xi) f(x) = log x (cos 2πx ) 3. Find the set of real value(s) of p for which the
equation |2x + 5| + |2x – 5| = px + 10 has two
1
cos x − solutions.
(xii) f(x) = 2
6 + 35 x − 6x 2 4. A function f defined for all real numbers is defined
x , 0 ≤ x ≤1
(xiii) f(x) = log1/ 3 (log4 ([ x ]2 − 5)) as follows for x ≥ 0 : f(x) = [1, x > 1

How is f defined for x ≤ 0 if :

1 1 (i) f is even (ii) f is odd ?
2
(xiv) f(x) = + log(2{x}–5) (x – 3x + 10) +
[ x] 1− | x |
5. The function f(x) is defined on the interval [0,1].
(xv) f(x) = logx sin x
Find the domain of definition of the functions.
   (a) f (sin x) (b) f (2x+3)
  
  1 
(xvi) f(x) = log2  − log1/ 2  1 + +
 x°    1  3 
  sin   6. A function f :  ,∞  →  ,∞  defined as,
   100    2  4 
log10 (log10 x ) − log10 ( 4 − log10 x ) − log10 3 f(x) = x2 − x+1 . Then solve the equation f(x) = f −1 (x).
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(iv) Let f(x) be a function with two properties

7. Compute the inverse of the functions
(a) for any two real number x and y, f(x + y)=x + f(y)
(i) f(x) = ln  x + x +1 
2
and (b) f(0) = 2. Find the value of f(100).
 
x (v) Let f(x) be function such that f(3) = 1 and
x −1
(ii) f(x) = 2 f(3x) = x + f(3x – 3) for all x. Then find the value of
10 x −10 − x f(300).
(iii) y =
10 x +10 − x
11. Let ‘f’ be a real valued function defined for all real
numbers x such that for some positive constant ‘a’
8. Write explicitly, functions of y defined by the
the equation f (x + a ) = + f (x) − (f (x)) holds for all x .
following equations and also find the domains of 1 2

definition of the given implicit functions 2

Prove that the function f is periodic.
(i) 10x + 10y = 10

(ii) x + y= 2y 12. A function f, defined for all x, y ∈ R is such that

f(1) = 2 ; f(2) = 8 & f(x + y) – k x y = f(x) + 2 y2,
where k is some constant. Find f(x) & show that :
9. Find whether the following functions are even or
odd or none  1 
f(x + y) f   = k for x + y ≠ 0.
 2  x+ y
(a) f(x) = log x + 1 + x 
 
x(a x + 1)
(b) f(x) = 13. Prove that the function defined as, f(x) =
ax − 1
 1
(c) f(x) = sin x + cos x e − |ln{ x }|
− { x}
|ln{ x }|
where ever it exists

(d) f(x) = x sin2 x − x3  {x} otherwise, then
f(x) is odd as well as even.
(e) f(x)= sin x − cos x (where {x} denotes the fractional part function)

(1 + 2 x )2
(f) f(x) = 9x
2x 14. Let f(x) = then find the value of the sum f
x x 9x + 3
(g) f(x)= x + +1  1   2   3   2005 
e −1 2   +f   +f   + .... + f  .
(h) f(x) = [(x+1)²]1/3 + [(x −1)²]1/3  2006   2006   2006   2006 

15. The set of real values of ‘x’ satisfying the equality

10. Solve the following problems from (i) to (v) on
3 4
 x  +  x  = 5 (where [ * ] denotes the greatest
functional equation.
   
(i) The function f(x) defined on the real numbers has
 b
the property that f(f(x)) . (1 + f(x)) = –f(x) for all x in integer function) belongs to the interval  a,  where
the domain of f. If the number 3 is the domain and  c
range of f, compute the value of f(3). b
a, b, c ∈ N and is in its lowest form. Find the value
c
(ii) Suppose f is a real function satisfying
f(x + f(x)) = 4f(x) and f(1) = 4. Find the value of f(21). of a + b + c + abc.

(iii) Let ‘f’ be a function defined from

R+ → R+. [f(xy)]2 = x(f(y))2 for all positive numbers
x and y and f(2) = 6, find the value of f(50).
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21. Suppose p(x) is a polynomial with integer

 1– x 
16. A function f : R → R is such that f   = x for coefficients. The remainder when p(x) is divided by x – 1
 1+ x  is 1 and the remainder when p(x) is divided by x – 4 is
all x ≠ – 1. Prove the following. 10. If r(x) is the remainder when p(x) is divided by
(x – 1) (x – 4), find the value of r (2006).
(a) f (f (x)) = x

(b) f (1/x) = – f (x), x ≠ 0 22. Let f : R → R – {3} be a function with the property
that there exist T > 0 such that
(c) f (–x – 2) = – f (x) – 2. f ( x) – 5
f (x + T) = for every x ∈ R. Prove that f(x) is
f ( x) – 3
17. If f(x) = max (x, 1/x) for x > 0 where max (a, b) periodic.
denotes the greater of the two real numbers a and b.
Define the function g(x) = f(x).f (1/x) and plot is graph. 23. Let f(x) = x135 + x125 – x115 + x5 + 1. If f(x) is
divided by x3 – x then the remainder is some function
18. Let f be a one-one function with domain {x, y, z} of x say g (x). Find the value of g(10).
and range {1, 2, 3}. It is given that exactly one of
the following statements is true and the remaining 24. A is a point on the circumference of a circle.
two are false. f(x) = 1 ; f(y) ≠ 1 ; f(z) ≠ 2. Determine Chords AB and AC divide the area of the circle into
f–1(1) three equal parts. If the angle BAC is the root of the
equation, f(x) = 0 then find f(x).
19. (a) A function f is defined for all positive integers
and satisfies f(1) = 2005 and
f(1) + f(2) + ...+ f(n) = n2f(n) for all n > 1. Find the
value of f(2004)

(b) If a,b are positive real numbers such that a–b= 2,

then find the smallest value of the constant L for

which x 2 + ax − x 2 + bx < L for all x > 0.

(c) Let f(x) = x2 + kx ; k is real number. The set of

values of k for which the equation f(x) = 0 and f(f(x)) = 0
have same real solution set.

(d) Let P(x) = x6 + ax5 + bx4 + cx3 + dx2 + ex + f be a

polynomial such that P(1) = 1 ; P(2) = 2; P(3) = 3 ;
P(4) = 4; P(5) = 5 and P(6) = 6 then find the value of
P(7).

(e) Let a and b be real numbers and let

f(x) = a sin x + b3 x + 4, ∀ x∈ R . If f(log10(log310)) = 5

then find the value of f (log10 (log10 3))

20. Let [x] = the greatest integer less than or equal

to x. If all the values of x such that the product
 1  1
 x – 2   x + 2  is prime, belongs to the set
  
[x1, x2) ∪ [x3, x4), find the value of x12 + x 22 + x 23 + x 24 .
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EXERCISE – V JEE PROBLEMS

1. If the function f : [1, ∞) → [1, ∞) is defined by (b) Let function f : R → R be defined by

f(x) = 2x(x – 1), then f–1(x) is [JEE 99, 2] f(x) = 2x + sinx for x ∈ R. Then f is
(A) one to one and onto (B) one to one but NOT onto
x ( x −1)
 1 1 (C) onto but NOT one to one (D) neither one to one nor onto
(A)   (B) (1 + 1 + 4 log2 x ) x
2 2 6. (a) Let f(x) = defined from (0, ∞) → [0, ∞)
1+ x
1 then by f(x) is [JEE. 2003 (Scr.), 2+2]
(C) (1 – 1 + 4 log2 x ) (D) not defined
2 (A) one - one but not onto (B) one- one and onto
2. The domain of definition of the function, y(x) given (C) Many one but not onto (D) Many one and onto
by the equation, 2x + 2y = 2 is [JEE 2000(Scr.), 1] x2 + x + 2
(A) 0 < x ≤ 1 (B) 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 (C) – ∞ < x ≤ 0 (D) – ∞ < x < 1 (b) Range of the function f(x) = is
x2 + x + 1
3. Given X = {1, 2, 3, 4}, find all one–one, onto  7  7
(A) [1, 2] (B) [1, ∞) (C) 2,  (D) 1,. 
mappings, f : X → X such that, f(1) = 1, f(2) ≠ 2 and  3  3
f(4) ≠ 4 [REE 2000, 3]
7. Let f(x) = sinx + cosx, g (x) = x2 – 1. Thus g(f(x)) is
– 1 , x < 0
 invertible for x ∈ [JEE 2004 (Scr.), 1]
4. (a) Let g(x) = 1 + x – [x] & f(x) =  0 , x = 0 .
1 , x>0  π   π   π π  π
 (A)  – , 0 (B)  – , π (C)  – ,  (D) 0, 
Then for all x, f(g(x)) is equal to [JEE 2001 (Scr.), each 1 mark]  2   2   4 4  2
(A) x (B) 1 (C) f(x) (D) g(x)
where [ * ] denotes the greatest integer function. 8. If the functions f(x) & g(x) are defined on R → R such that
1  0, x ∈ rational 0, x ∈ irrational
(b) If f : [1, ∞) → [2, ∞) is given by, f(x) = x + , f ( x) =  , g( x ) = 
x x ∈ irrational x ∈ rational
x,  x,
then f–1(x) equals.
then (f – g) (x) is [JEE 2005 (Scr.), 1]
x+ x −42 x x− x −4 2 (A) one – one and onto (B) neither one–one nor onto
(A) (B) 2 (C) (D) 1– x 2 − 4 (C) one-one but not onto (D) onto but not one-one
2 1 + x 2
log2 ( x + 3) 9. Let S = {1, 2, 3, 4}. The total number of unordered
(c) The domain of definition of f(x) = is pairs of disjoint subsets of S is equal to [JEE 2010]
x 2 + 3x + 2
(A) 25 (B) 34 (C) 42 (D) 41
(A) R \ {–1, – 2} (B) (–2, ∞)
(C) R \ {–1, –2, –3} (D) (–3, ∞) \ {–1, –2} 10. Let f(x) = x2 and g(x) = sin x for all x ∈ R. Then the
set of all x satisfying (f o g o g o f) (x) = g(g o g of) (x),
(d) Let E = {1, 2, 3, 4} & F = {1, 2}. Then the where (f o g) (x) = f(g(x)), is
number of onto functions from E to F is
(A) 14 (B) 16 (C) 12 (D) 8 (A) ± nπ , n ∈ {0, 1, 2, ...} (B) ± nπ , n ∈ {1, 2, ...}
π
αx (C) + 2nπ, n ∈ {......, –2, –1, 0, 1, 2 .....}
(e) Let f(x) = , x ≠ – 1. Then for what value of α 2
x +1
is f(f(x)) = x ? (D) 2nπ, n ∈ {......, –2, –1, 0, 1, 2, ....} [JEE 2011]
(A) 2 (B) – 2 (C) 1 (D) – 1 11. The function f : [0, 3] → [1, 29], defined by
5. (a) Suppose f(x) = (x + 1)2 for x ≥ – 1. If g(x) is the f(x) = 2x3 – 15x2 + 36x + 1, is [JEE 2012]
function whose graph is the reflection of the graph of (A) one-one and onto. (B) onto but not one-one.
(C) one-one but not onto. (D) neither one-one nor onto
f(x) with respect to the line y = x, then g(x) equals
[JEE. 2002 (Scr.), 3 + 3] 2
1 12. Let f : (–1, 1) → IR be such that f(cos 4θ) =
, x ≥ –1 2 − sec2 θ
(A) – x – 1, x ≥ 0 (B)
( x + 1) 2
 π π π 1
(C) x + 1, x ≥ −1 (D) x – 1, x ≥ 0 for θ ∈  0,  ∪  ,  . Then the value(s) for f   is (are)
 4 4 2 3

3 3 2 2
(A) 1 – (B) 1 + (C) 1 – (D) 1 +
2 2 3 3
[JEE 2012]
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Answer Ex–I SINGLE CORRECT (OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS)

1. D 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. A 7. D 8. B

9. B 10. D 11. D 12. A 13. C 14. B 15. D 16. C

17. C 18. B 19. A 20. A 21. B 22. C 23. B 24. C

25. B 26. D 27. A 28. A 29. C 30. C 31. D 32. D

33. D 34. B 35. C 36. D 37. C 38. B 39. B 40. A

41. D 42. D 43. C 44. B 45. D 46. D 47. B 48. D

49. B 50. B 51. C 52. D 53. C 54. D 55. A 56. C

57. A 58. A 59. C 60. C 61. B

Answer Ex–II MULTIPLE CORRECT (OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS)

1. A,B 2. B,C,D 3. A,C 4. A,C 5. A,B,C 6. A,B,C 7. B,C,D

8. B,C,D 9. A,D 10. A,B,C,D

Answer Ex–III SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1   3
1. (i) R – {–1, 1} (ii) (0, ∞) (iii) R (iv) [–2, 0) ∪ (0, 1) (v)  ,1 ∪  1, 
2   2
 π
(vi) [0, 1] (vii) [–1, 1] (viii) R (ix) φ (x) ∪ nπ, nπ + 4 
n∈I
(xi) R – {2nπ}, n ∈ I (xii) (0, 1) ∪ [4, 5) (xiii) (2, 3)

 1 1
2. (i) [0, ∞) (ii) − ,  (iii) [0, 4] (iv) {–1, 1} (v) [0, 10]
 2 2

49
(vi) (0, 1] (vii) (–∞, ] (viii) [–4, 3] (ix) [–1, 1] (x) (– ∞, 1]
20

1   1  1  1 
(xii)  ,1 (xiii)  − ∞,− ∪ − ,∞  (xiv)  ,3
+
4   20 
(xi) R
3   3 

 3  3 
(xv) 0,  (xvi) [4, ∞) (xvii) [–11, 16] (xviii)  ,1
 2 4 
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1
3. (i) Domain : R, Range : ≤y≤1 (ii) Domain : N ∪ {0}, Range : (n! : n = 0, 1, 2,.....}
7
(iii) Domain : R – {3}, Range : R – {6} (iv) Domain : R, Range : {1}
(0, 3)

y=1
a ∈ (1, 3) ∪ {0} 3   − x , −2 ≤ x < 0
5. 6.   7. g(x) =  0 , 0 ≤ x ≤1
2 2(x − 1) , 1 < x ≤ 2

8. (i) No. (ii) Yes (iii) No (iv) No

9. (i) many–one (ii) many–one (iii) one–one (iv) many–one (v) one–one (vi) many–one

10. (i) into (ii) onto (iii) into (iv) onto

11. (i) bijective (injective as well as surjective) (ii) neither injective nor surjective

(iii) neither surjective nor injective (iv) surjective but not injective

12. (i) No (ii) Yes (iii) yes (iv) No

13. (i) fog = x, x > 0 ; gof = x, x ∈ R (ii) |sin x|, sin |x|

–1 2 –1 2
3x 2 − 4x + 2 x 2 + 2
(iii) sin (x ), (sin x ) (iv) , 2
(1 − x )2 x +1

2 − 2 x + x 2 2 + x , 0 ≤ x ≤ 1
0 ≤ x ≤1 
14. f(g(x)) =  15. (fof) (x) = 2 − x , 1 < x ≤ 2
 2−x − 1≤ x < 0 4 − x , 2 < x ≤ 3


16. Domain : [1, 2] ; Range : [ln2, ln4) 17. –3 18. 2046

 x 2 − sin x − 1 < x ≤ 0  − x 2 + sin x −1 < x ≤ 0

19. (i) f(x) =  (ii) f(x) = 
 −x+e x ≤ −1
x x
 x−e x ≤ −1

20. (i) neither even nor odd (ii) even (iii) odd (iv) even (v) odd

2π
21. (i) 2π (ii) 2π (iii) 24 (iv) 70π (v) (vi) 2π
3
(vii) π/2 (viii) 2π

2π n
22. (i) π (ii) (iii) 2 (iv) 2π (v) 2π (vi) 2 π (vii) π
3

–1 –1 1
23. (i) 2p (ii) 8 24. f : R → R, f (x) = ln (x + x2 + 1 )
2

1  −1 x − 2  π 
25. B = [0, 4]; f
–1
(x) =  sin   −  26. f
–1
(x) = x + (–1)
x–1
,x∈N
2   2  6
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Answer Ex–IV ADVANCED SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

 5π −3π   π π  3π 5π   1
1. (i)  − 4 , 4  ∪  − 4, 4  ∪  4 , 4  (ii)  −4,− 2  ∪ (2, ∞) (iii) (– ∞, – 3]
       

(iv) (–∞, – 1) ∪ [0, ∞) (v) (3 − 2π < x < 3 − π) U (3 < x ≤ 4)

 1   1 1 
(vi)  0,  ∪  ,  (vii) (−1 < x < −1/2) U (x > 1)
 100   100 10 

1 − 5   1 + 5 
(viii)  ,0  ∪  ,∞  (ix) (−3, −1] U {0} U [1,3)
  2 
 2   

(x) {4} ∪ [5, ∞) (xi) (0 , 1/4) U (3/4 , 1) U {x : x ∈ N, x ≥ 2}

 1 π   5π 
(xii)  −,  ∪  ,6  (xiii) [–3, –2) ∪ [3, 4) (xiv) φ
 6 3  3 

(xv) 2Kπ < x < (2K + 1)π but x ≠ 1 where K is non−negative integer

(xvi) {x 1000 ≤ x < 10000} (xvii) (–2, –1) ∪ (–1, 0) ∪ (1, 2)

 5
(xviii) (1, 2) ∪  2,  (xix) (− ∞ , −3) ∪ (−3 , 1] ∪ [4 , ∞)
 2

2. (i) D : x ∈ R R : [0 , 2] (ii) D = R ; range [–1,1]

(iii) D : {xx ∈ R ; x ≠ −3 ; x ≠ 2} ; R : {f(x)f(x) ∈R , f(x) ≠ 1/5 ; f(x) ≠ 1}

(iv) D : x ∈ R – {–1, 1} ; range ∈ R – {–1, 1} (v) D : x ∈ [–1, 2] ; range ∈ (–∞, 3]

π π 5π
(vi) D : x ∈ (2nπ, (2n + 1)π) – {2nπ + , 2nπ + , 2nπ + , n ∈ Ι} and
6 2 6
R : loga 2 ; a ∈ (0, ∞) –{1} ⇒ Range is (–∞, ∞) – {0}

 1  1 1
(vii) D : [–4, ∞) – {5} ; R :  0,  ∪  , 
6  
6 3 
3. p ∈ (–4, 4) – {0}

4. (i) f(x) = 1 for x < – 1 & –x for –1 ≤ x ≤ 0; (ii) f(x) = –1 for x < – 1 and x for –1 ≤ x ≤ 0.
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5. (a) 2Kπ ≤ x ≤ 2Kπ + π/2 where K ∈ I (b) [−3/2 , −1]

e x −e − x log2 x 1 1+ x
6. x =1 7. (i) (ii) (iii) log
2 log2 x−1 2 1− x
8. (i) y = log (10 − 10x) , − ∞ < x < 1 (ii) y = x/3 when − ∞ < x < 0 & y = x when 0 ≤ x < + ∞

9. (a) odd (b) even (c) neither odd nor even (d) odd (e) neither odd nor even

(f) even (g) even (h) even

10. (i) –3/4, (ii) 64 (iii) 30 (iv) 102 (v) 5050

1
if 0 < x ≤ 1
12. f(x) = 2x 2
14. 1002.5 15. 20 17. g( x ) =  x 2
 2
 x if x > 1

1
18. f–1(1) = y 19. (a) , (b) 1, (c) [0, 4), (d) 727, (e) 3
1002

π
20. 11 21. 6016 23. 21 24. f(x) = sinx + x –
3

Answer Ex–V JEE PROBLEMS

1. B 2. D

3. {(1,1), (2, 3), (3, 4), (4, 2)} ; {(1,1), (2, 4), (3, 2), (4, 3)} and {(1,1), (2, 4), (3, 3), (4, 2)}

4. (a) B, (b) A, (c) D, (d) A, (e) D 5. (a) D, (b) A 6. (a) A, (b) D

7. C 8. A 9. D 10. A 11. B 12. A,B